Located in central London near Buckingham Palace, Victoria Station is one of London’s main rail stations. Some of the destinations served by Victoria are Brighton and Dover. Victoria Station is also the terminus for the Gatwick Express. The adjacent Victoria tube station is on the Circle, District, and Victoria lines. Other stations that are […]
Read More →As one of Paris’ main rail stations, the Gare de l’Est serves destinations which are located east of Paris, including Frankfurt, Munich, Luxembourg, and a night train to Moscow. It’s also within walking distance of the Gare du Nord with its Eurostar offerings. The closest hotel to the Gare de l’Est is the Kyriad Paris […]
Read More →As one of London’s major rail stations, St. Pancras is one of the stations which is served mostly by trains to and from destinations north of London like York, Leeds, and Sheffield. However, it’s mainly known as the Eurostar station in London, offering service to and from the Gare du Nord in Paris and Bruxelles-Midi. […]
Read More →Although many professional football/soccer games have been moved to the Allianz Arena, the Olympia Stadium and Olympia Halle still host a wide variety of athletic and cultural events in Munich. The BMW Welt and the company headquarters are also located just south of the Olympiapark underground station. Olympiapark is approximately a 15 minute train ride […]
Read More →Although there’s another major rail station (Ostbahnhof) in the eastern part of the city, Munich Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) is the main rail station in Munich. It’s also one of the largest in the country, offering local and express train (ICE) connetions to just about anywhere in Germany. It recently became possible to travel between Munich […]
Read More →As most of Orlando’s main tourist attractions are a considerable distance from the airport, spending a night at a hotel near the airport is worth considering for anybody who has a very early or late flight coming or leaving. A number of cruise lines also offer transportation from Orlando Airport to the seaport where they […]
Read More →Cologne shares its main airport with Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. Cologne Bonn Airport is one of the major airports in Germany and is a hub for Eurowings. Like Frankfurt Airport, Cologne Bonn also has a train station which is served by InterCity Express (ICE) trains, and Cologne Bonn is also served by […]
Read More →Marienplatz is the main town square in Munich in front of City Hall. It’s a good choice as a base from which to explore Munich, as it’s within walking distance of numerous tourist attractions like the Deutsches Museum, the Englischer Garten, the Viktualienmarkt, and the Hofbräuhaus. Marienplatz itself is where the Glockenspiel display of wooden […]
Read More →No trip to Paris is complete without seeing the Eiffel Tower. However, as one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world, it can be heavily crowded at times. Choosing a hotel near the Eiffel Tower makes it easier to visit early in the morning or later in the evening when the lines aren’t […]
Read More →Update 22 April 2020: Oktoberfest 2020 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus. More information is available here. The Oktoberfest is one of the events which is most closely associated with Munich, and it’s usually the most heavily-visited. The underground trains traveling near the Oktoberfest are normally packed during the […]
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